PSC-33-13-00028-P Revise Applicability Provisions and Make Clarifying Changes to Certain Riders and Service Classification (SC) No. 4

8/14/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-33-13-00028-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 33

August 14, 2013

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-33-13-00028-P

Revise Applicability Provisions and Make Clarifying Changes to Certain Riders and Service Classification (SC) No. 4

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The Commission is considering whether to grant, modify or deny a tariff filing by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a/ National Grid to make various revisions to the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in P.S.C. No. 220 — Electricity.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 65 and 66(12)

Subject:

Revise applicability provisions and make clarifying changes to certain riders and Service Classification (SC) No. 4.

Purpose:

To revise applicability provisions and make clarifying changes to certain riders and SC No. 4.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a tariff filing by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid to revise the applicability provisions of Rule No. 34.3 — Empire Zone Rider (EZR) and Rule No. 34.7 — Excelsior Jobs Program (EJP) to include Service Classification (SC) No. 4 (Untransformed Service to Certain Customers Taking Power from Projects of the New York Power Authority) to the list of customers who qualify to receive EZR and EJP service and to make clarifying revisions to EZR, EJP, and SC- 4. The amendments have an effective date of November 1, 2013. The Commission may apply its decision here to other utilities.

Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jeffrey C. Cohen, Acting Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Public comment will be received until:

45 days after publication of this notice.

Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement

Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

(13-E-0337SP1)